Table 4

Multiple logistic regression analyses for scholastic impairment by inattention and hyperactivity1 core symptoms adjusted for maternal education2, family structure3, and gender for each cohort country

Sweden

Denmark

Finland


Wald χ2

p <

OR

95% CI

Wald χ2

p <

OR

95% CI

Wald χ2

p <

OR

95% CI


Reading impairment

Inattention

6

.01

4.2

1.3, 13.0

469

.0001

10.5

8.5, 12.9

245

.0001

7.9

5.8, 9.5

Hyperactivity

1

.25

1.9

0.6, 5.7

118

.0001

3.8

2.9, 4.8

144

.0001

4.4

3.5, 5.7

Writing impairment

Inattention

20

.0001

12.5

4.1, 38.1

309

.0001

5.4

4.5, 6.5

220

.0001

6.7

5.2, 8.7

Hyperactivity

11

.001

4.9

2.0, 12.5

73

.0001

2.6

2.1, 3.2

107

.0001

3.5

2.8, 4.5

Mathematics impairment

Inattention

4

.05

4.0

1.1, 14.7

304

.0001

7.3

5.9, 9.2

318

.0001

10.6

8.2, 13.7

Hyperactivity

.5

.50

1.5

0.5, 5.1

72

.0001

3.1

2.4, 4.0

176

.0001

5.7

4.4, 7.4


1 High score on both restlessness and fidgetiness (see Analyses section)

2 No university education versus at least some university education

3 Intact biological family versus disrupted (single-parent or step-parent present)

Rodriguez et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:327   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-327

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